So the temps have plummeted over here in about three weeks, the pond has gone from 16 degree to 0 in that time, so quick the new covers have not even been sorted. I wanted to cover it because of all the problems last year.
So I'm out checking everything over as all sorts have frozen up with the new filters but everything is running just a daily check... And floating up with the air is the tancho kohaku I got this year, a fish I've always wanted
So I get the net and net the fish and it's mouth is just moving, all I can do is warm it up and see what happens, so I bucket it out and bring it inside.
4 hours later still alive
8 hours later trying to swim but still on it's side
12 hours later the fish has righted it's self and has been moved to my emergency big tub with air added.
24 hours hours later, it's fine. Now for the problem, what the hell do I do with it, it can't go back in the pond, it can't live out the winter in this container. So I contacted a old friend who kindly offered(a year ago) to walk me around his pond when I was having all the troubles with mine, and he's going to take it and look after it in his heated indoor koi pond for the winter. It's so rare that people are so good at times.
Moving to the heated pond tomorrow :
This has settled it for me, I'm redoing the pond in the new year. Block built, insulated and heated.
If nothing else it'll give Zen something to read, this time it will be done in a couple of weeks and not a long time
So I'm out checking everything over as all sorts have frozen up with the new filters but everything is running just a daily check... And floating up with the air is the tancho kohaku I got this year, a fish I've always wanted
So I get the net and net the fish and it's mouth is just moving, all I can do is warm it up and see what happens, so I bucket it out and bring it inside.
4 hours later still alive
8 hours later trying to swim but still on it's side
12 hours later the fish has righted it's self and has been moved to my emergency big tub with air added.
24 hours hours later, it's fine. Now for the problem, what the hell do I do with it, it can't go back in the pond, it can't live out the winter in this container. So I contacted a old friend who kindly offered(a year ago) to walk me around his pond when I was having all the troubles with mine, and he's going to take it and look after it in his heated indoor koi pond for the winter. It's so rare that people are so good at times.
Moving to the heated pond tomorrow :
This has settled it for me, I'm redoing the pond in the new year. Block built, insulated and heated.
If nothing else it'll give Zen something to read, this time it will be done in a couple of weeks and not a long time
